This is the newly-relocated mid-range Spanish restaurant by "Willy" Trullas Moreno. Willy's cooking is more contemporary than traditional Spanish--he does "juicy rice", not traditional paella -- but stops well short of molecular fine dining. In a nod to the local culture, the structure of the menu follows the Chinese yin yang structure of a meal. All the food is designed to be shared family style and eaten comfortably with chopsticks. The space occupies a floor on the recently redeveloped Bund 22 Property. Good wine list, and, courtesy of The Willy, plenty of personality.

Chef Koen Vessies from El Willy has teamed up with local craft gin purveyors Peddlers Gin. They together have created a seven course degustation, paired with seven custom cocktails designed by Peddlers Gin. Seats limited, reservations...

El Willy and Peddlers Gin are teaming up for a dinner of tapas and gin cocktails. A seven course spanish tapas-inspired menu including home made pastrami, wagyu beef, black truffle pumpkin and strawberry mascarpone is matched with...

Once again, Willy Trullas Moreno's Mediterranean restaurant Elefante is throwing a big big festive party on their patio from noon to midnight on Sunday . This time, they're bringing together the culinary talents that participated in the...
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Every Monday (ish) we give away 500rmb in Sherpa's delivery to whoever wrote our favorite restaurant review during the previous week. Last week Monday was a holiday so we've got some catching up to do. Let's get into it.
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Hey who cares that Diplo, SBTRKT, Breakbot, Boiler Room, and Ratatat are probably coming to Shanghai in the next month. We all know what pays the bills – brunch. Let's talk about some brunch bookings.
Elefante’s engineless, colorful Dumbo truck opens again this weekend and through the fall, hosting...
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Heads up, people in brand new relationships who have yet to experience how the inexorable and immutable passage of time, eventually and unavoidably, drives a permanent wedge between oneself and all possibility for love, happiness, and companionship, February 14 falls on the final Sunday of the CNY vacation, and you should probably think ahead to book a restaurant.
SmSh will be on...
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Take A Date allows you to find someone on who wants to go with you to el Willy (Bund 22)

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